THE PRESIDENT ALSO TRAVELED SO SAUDI ARABIA TO VISIT KING ABDULLAH. SOMETIMES DENTAL WORK CAN BE EXPENSIVE AND THAT'S WHY ONE LOCAL OFFICE WANTED TO TAKE THE PRICE OUT OF EQUATION FOR PEOPLE IN FLEMMING ISLAND. ISLAND DENTISTRY HELD THEIR FIRST FREE DECAL DAY. IN ALL MORE THAN 39,000 DOLLARS WORTH OF FREE DENTAL WORK WAS COMPLETED. THEY FOUND OUT FOR SOME IT GAVE THEM MUCH MOVER THAN A NEW SMILE. NOT MANY PEOPLE WANT TO HUG THEIR DENTIST WHEN LEAVING THE CHAIR BUT KEVIN MILLER IS DIFFERENT. HE HAD 28 TEETH REMOVED FOR FREE. THEY CHANGED MY LIFE TODAY. MADE ME A DIFFERENT PERSON AFTER TODAY. HE TOOK PART IN ISLAND WALK DENTAL'S CAREFREE DENTISTRY DAY. HE WON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE PAIN OR PAY FOR THE EXTRACTIONS STITCHING AND BONE GRAFTING THAT WOULD HAVE COST HIM THOUSANDS. I WOULD HAVE HAD TO DO IT SINCE THEY DO IT TODAY MADE IT SO MUCH EASIER ON ME IT WAS. IT WAS AWESOME. THE DOCTOR SPENT HOURS ON MILLER'S DENTISTRY. SHE CAME FROM OTHER OFFICE TO VOLUNTEER. THIS IS PROBABLY THE BEST PART OF MY JOB. I LOVE BEING ABLE TO HELP PEOPLE GET OUT OF PAIN. LETTING PEOPLE HAVE MORE CONFIDENCE IN THEMSELVES. DOZEN OF PEOPLE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITY. THE FIRST 100 HERE GOT FREE EXTRACTIONS FROM THE 13 DOCTORS AND 25 VOLUNTEERS FROM THIS OFFICE. OTHERS IN THE AREA WHO VOLUME TEARED THEIR TIME. THIS IS THE FOURTH YEAR THAT ISLAND WALK DENTAL CARE HAS HELD THIS ERENT. IN THAT TIME THEY TREATED HUNDREDS FOR FREE. THE DOCTOR HAS TAKEN PART EVERY YEAR AND SAYS IT'S REWARDING AND FUN. WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT P FINANCES. THEY POINT OUT THE TOOTH THAT IS HURTING THEM AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT. WE GO AHEAD AND DO IT. I FEEL LIKE THEY ARE GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. IT'S AWESOME. IT'S ALL YOU CAN SAY. YOU CAN JUST THANK THEM THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU WITH A HUG AND SOON A BRAND NEW SMILE.

FLEMING ISLAND, Fla. -

Sometimes dental work can be expensive, so one local office wanted to take price out of the equation for people in the community.

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Island Walk Dental Care in Fleming Island held their annual Free Dentistry Day and dozens of people came out to get extractions for free.

Not many people want to hug their dentist when leaving the chair, but Kevin Miller's a little different. He just had 28 teeth removed for free.

"They changed my life today. They made me a different person after today," said Miller.

Miller took part in Island Walk Dental Care's Free Dentistry Day. Now he won't have to deal with the pain his teeth caused or pay for the extractions, stitching and bone grafting, which would have cost him nearly $4,000.

"It would have been tough," said Miller. "I would have had to do it, though, sometime down the line. But since they did it today, it made it so much easier on me. It was. It was awesome."

Dr. Ashley Phares spent hours on Miller's dentistry. She came from another dentist office to volunteer for the event.

"You know honestly this is probably the best part of my job," said Phares. "I love being able to help people get out of pain, letting people have more confidence in themselves and this is just an opportunity to be able to do that."

Dozens of people took advantage of the the opportunity. The first 100 were given free extractions from the 13 doctors and 25 volunteers from the office and others in the area who volunteered their time.

This is the fourth year that Island All Dental Care has held this event and in that time they've treated hundreds of patients for free.

Dr. Renata Folstein has taken part every year, and says it's rewarding and fun.

"We just love having a day where we don't have to worry about finances," said Folstein. "Patients come in, they point out a tooth that is hurting them and that's the one day we don't have to worry about a treatment plan. Whether the patient can afford it or not, we can just go ahead, and jump and do it."

"I feel like they're giving back to the community you know? They're helping everybody out that can't help themselves," said Miller. "It's awesome. That's all you can say. You can just thank them, that's all."

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